This housing agency serves Paola, Kansas.
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The Paola Housing Authority (PHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The PHA offers one Public Housing community with 90 units for families and senior/disabled individuals, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.There are two ways to apply:
Paola Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 90 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
310 South Iron Street, Paola, KS
(913) 294-4731Section 8 Application Checklist
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Paola Housing Authority serves 89 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 89 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Paola Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Paola Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 23 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Paola Housing Authority.
There are 56 female-headed renter households living in Paola Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 63% of those served by the Paola Housing Authority.
| Black | 2 |
| White | 86 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 37 households headed by seniors served by the Paola Housing Authority. Senior households are 42% of households in Paola Housing Authority housing.
There are 27 persons with disabilities living in Paola Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Paola Housing Authority.
The Paola Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
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